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Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… Figure 1 Image source Abdullah Ibrahim is a profoundly influential South African jazz musician who was … oppressed by the apartheid regime in South Africa…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… Commission, headed by Sir Johannes Lange, is appointed to inquire into laws concerning the right of Asiatics to … the Commission found that the 'Asiatic…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from animals to humans, according to a Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say that … 1940s. 1959…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… content' written in 2003, we have updated is slightly to meet the needs of the new curriculum but further updates … to be equal Focus is on the progress of…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… Prior to Biko's inquest, magistrates had declined to examine the … were said to be inconclusive, and death was attributed to a 'prison accident.' However,…
ArticleNapoleon Bonaparte
… Napoleon Bonaparte. Source: www.historywiz.com A new absolute ruler After the fall of Robespierre in 1794, a new group of people took over the government…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… 1952, Gertrude Fester fulfilled her mother’s dream for her to become an educated Black woman in South Africa. Her journey led her to become a founding member…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina started school in a local primary school in Xolobe that…
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
… wrath of the state. The crackdown forced the ANC and PAC to re-evaluate their approach to the liberation struggle and … to abandon the principle of non…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which … was consolidated under…
ArticleWhen, why and where the first African farmers settled in Southern Africa
… of food. Towns and cities developed and people had to learn new skills for living in a larger group, like trading extra food, building roads to … It is…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… By the beginning of the twentieth century a number of political organisations initiated by Coloureds … segregation in urban areas that was being introduced…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was held. There were 19 political groups at this event. All parties agreed…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… resources that encouraged and motivated South Africa to try and hold on to Namibia throughout the many years of … People’s Organisation (SWAPO) was formed…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… The Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. … An African Crucible. New York: Ballantine…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… of Communism Act, Act No 44 of 1950 The Act was passed as a result of the National Party government's fear of the … at the Communist Party. Other formations…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… regime. By identifying “inarticulacy”, or an inability to speak, as a common social disability for this demographic, this theme … considers the importance of…
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… regime. By identifying “inarticulacy”, or an inability to speak, as a common social disability for this demographic, this theme … considers the importance of…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour movement. It…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… Introduction It is important to note that South African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much … Truman (1945 - 53)…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… Nkrumah advocated for full continental integration as a necessary means to ensure Africa be taken seriously on the world stage, … by the African Union in…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… The Empty or Vacant Land Theory is a theory that was propagated by European settlers in nineteenth-century South Africa to support their claims to land…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… known as Ma Sisulu, has been described countless times as a caring and service-oriented individual who spent her life … freedom fighter, mother, or wife…
ArticleZulu Family History
… Zulu Kings 1781 to 1816 Senzangakhona 1816 to 1828 Shaka 1828 to 1840 … II of Swaziland and sister of Mswati III, married 1973. A condition for this…
ArticleKhoisan herder society in the Later Stone Age
… animals and generally lived in areas that were too dry to grow crops. They would also move to a new settlement when food became scarce in their area. Who ……
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… south of the stadium and Makapansgat in the mountains to the southwest. Click on image to enlarge A tall bare dome of granite dominates the museum complex. ……
The South African Human Rights Commission
… Africa, including the government, and all laws are subject to and must follow the Constitution. The Constitution also … its Constitutional mandate. Mission…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… Walter Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: A South African Love Story This remarkable love story spanning more than 59 years stands as an…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… Ibrahim is by no means the only South African musician to use jazz for political goals, the development of his … American ‘international’ performance styles,…
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… ↵ The value of history is derived from its obligation to view all factors and clues of the past that lead up to one … and narratives of the past, history may…